It& #39;s taken about 12 years, but tonight I& #39;ve done a full 180 on the Degrassi episode "Got My Mind Set On You."

It& #39;s borderline a crime that I disrespected it for so long.
Not only does this episode deal with racial profiling, they also cover a white person (Derek) being completely clueless to another white person exhibiting racist undertones in how they speak about and treat a POC.
Not only does this episode deal with racial profiling, they also cover a white person (Derek) being completely clueless to another white person exhibiting racist undertones in how they speak about and treat a POC.
Not only does this episode deal with racial profiling, they also cover a white person (Derek) being completely clueless to another white person exhibiting racist undertones in how they speak about and treat a POC.
Honestly my biggest issues with GMMSOY were always the usage of Danny and Derek in an A plot, and feeling like they were pointlessly fighting over a girl.

But it& #39;s not pointless. She& #39;s there to drive a wedge, leaving Derek even more blind to racism that& #39;s plain as day to us.
DANNY: I& #39;m not a thief, okay?!

RACHEL: Then why& #39;d you run like one?

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Because POC know that even if they& #39;re innocent, and even if they fully cooperate, there& #39;s a good chance they& #39;ll be treated as guilty anyway.
DANNY: I& #39;m not a thief, okay?!RACHEL: Then why& #39;d you run like one?-------Because POC know that even if they& #39;re innocent, and even if they fully cooperate, there& #39;s a good chance they& #39;ll be treated as guilty anyway.
DANNY: I& #39;m not a thief, okay?!RACHEL: Then why& #39;d you run like one?-------Because POC know that even if they& #39;re innocent, and even if they fully cooperate, there& #39;s a good chance they& #39;ll be treated as guilty anyway.
The scary part is there& #39;s people on my timelines (FB in particular) who think racism only exists if it involves the KKK or some angry white person yelling at a POC on camera.

Even scarier, this ep was written by a brillint white man in 2007, and it& #39;s still relevant in 2020.
The scary part is there& #39;s people on my timelines (FB in particular) who think racism only exists if it involves the KKK or some angry white person yelling at a POC on camera.Even scarier, this ep was written by a brillint white man in 2007, and it& #39;s still relevant in 2020.
The scary part is there& #39;s people on my timelines (FB in particular) who think racism only exists if it involves the KKK or some angry white person yelling at a POC on camera.Even scarier, this ep was written by a brillint white man in 2007, and it& #39;s still relevant in 2020.
The scary part is there& #39;s people on my timelines (FB in particular) who think racism only exists if it involves the KKK or some angry white person yelling at a POC on camera.Even scarier, this ep was written by a brillint white man in 2007, and it& #39;s still relevant in 2020.
The scary part is there& #39;s people on my timelines (FB in particular) who think racism only exists if it involves the KKK or some angry white person yelling at a POC on camera.Even scarier, this ep was written by a brillint white man in 2007, and it& #39;s still relevant in 2020.
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